Horseshoe.



S. GROSZ.

HORSBSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1910.

957,707. Patented May l0, 19M).

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Specification of Letters Patent.

ateiited May 10, 1910.

A lcaton :tiled Januar 17 19113. 40. p y

tions l and 2 are of such a shape that 'he forward ends thereof areconnectshoe corresponds in shape to the type of horseshoe. The forwardthe sections l and 2 are reduced, as ieeby the forward ends of said secnoverlap and these reduced ends are provided with apertures l and 5, theaperture elof the section l being of a greater diameter than theaperture of the section 2, ind the aperture 5 of said section having't-he To all 107mm 'it' may concern: l

Be it lnown that l, STEPHEN Gnosz, a when subject of the King ofHungary, residing' at Montana Mines, in the county of l'varion and Stateof lllest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements inHorseshoes, of which the following' is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to horseshoes, and the objects of my inventionare to provide a horseshoe that can be easily fitted to various Jlsthereof threaded to receive the outer sizes and shapes of hoofs, and tofurnish a threaded end ofthe shank G carried by a toeshoe with means aswill be hereinafter set calli corresponding to the head of said forthfor protecting and shielding' the de shanlr rEhe toe call; T istriangular in cross vice employed for clamping and retaining the shoeupon a hoof.

@ther objects of the invention are to provide a horseshoe withdetachable toe and heel callrs that can be removed and sharpened whendull or injured, and to obviate the necessity of using nails to secure ashoe to a hoof.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a horseshoe that can beeasily and quickly placed in position and removed when desired, and toaccomplish the above objects by a shoe that is simple in construction,durable, and highly eiiicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

lVith these and such other objects in view as may hereinafter appear,the invention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of thisspecification, whereection and is adapted to rest upon the secions l and2, with the shank G serving funcionally as a pivot pin for saidsections. The retniced end of the section 2 is provided with a toe pieceo projecting upwardly from said section, said toe piece having aplurality of inwardly projecting prongs 9 adapted to engage in the toeor a hoof.

he sections l and 2 have the rear ends or heels thereof provided withopenings lO and these openings have the walls thereof threaded toreceive the threaded shanls ll of hee. callas l2, said calls having theupper edges thereof beveled, as at 13, whereby the toe callrs will besomewhat pointed. The sections l and 2 adjacent to the heel callrs havethe outer edges thereof provided with upwardly projecting' heel pieceslet and each of these pieces is provided with a plurality of inwardlyprojecting prongs l5 adapted to engage in the sides of a. hoof uponwhich the shoe is mounted.

The sections l and 2 have the bottom faces or surfaces thereof out awayto provide longitudinal recesses 1G and the remaining portions l? ofsaid sections are provided with inwardly projecting apertured lugs 18contiguous to the rear ends of said recesses. In the recesses 16 arearranged the side flanges l) of a protecting' and shielding plate 20,this plate having the front and rearedges thereof bentupwardly to formlianges 2l adapted to a certain extent to protect a clamping device thatwill be presently described. rllhe plate 2O is provided with rearwardlyprojecting heel extensions 22 and l and 2, each section representingapproxithese extensions are provided with oblong mately one-half of anordinary shoe that is slots 23 to receive the shanls ll of the heellongitudinally cut in half. ln other Words, f callrs l2, whereby saidcalls can be used for Figure l is a bottom plan of a horseshoeconstructed in accordance with my inven tion, F ig. 2 is ay top plan ofthe same, 3 is a view of one end of the shoe, Fig. l is cross sectionalview of the shoe taken on the line of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a crosssectional view taken on the line tv -eo of F ig. l, F ig. G is a similarview taken on the line 0%0 of F ig. l, and Fig. 7 is a plan of adetached protecting' and shielding plate adapted to form part of theshoe.

A horseshoe constructed in accordance with this invention comprises twosections clamping the plate 20 in position upon the bottom of the shoe.

Connecting the apertured lugs 18 of the sections 1 and 2. is a clampingdevice, comprising a turnbuclrle 24 having the outer ends thereof bentto extend upwardly into the apertures of the lugs 18. buckle is of aconventional form and is adapted to be housed within the bottom of thehoof, while the plate Q0 protects and shields the same from dirt, stonesor other matter that might otherwise enter the cavity in the bottom ofthe hoof. This turnbuckle is employed for clamping the heel pieces 14and the toe piece 8 to the outer sides of the hoof, whereby the shoewill be detachably held in position. By simply removing the heel callrs12, the plate 20 can be removed and the turnbuclle 24 adjusted, eitherto tighten the shoe upon a hoof or to release the same.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that all the elementsof my invention, particularly the toe and heel calks cooperate inmaintaining the shoe in proper relation to a hoof, and while in thedrawings there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention,it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof can bevaried or changed without departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

The turnl Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. A horseshoe comprising sections having the forward ends thereofpivotally connected together, said sections having the bottom surfacesthereof recessed, hoof engaging means carried by the sections a plateadapted to fit in the recessed portions of said shoe sections, heelcallrs carried by the heels of said sections and adapted to retain saidplate in engagement with said sections, and a clamping device connectingsaid sections and adapted to clamp said means in engagement with a hoof.

2. A horseshoe comprising sections, a toe i callr adapted to connect theforward ends of said sections, a toe piece carried by one of saidsections, heel pieces carried by both of said sections, a clampingdevice connecting l said sections and adapted to clamp said pieces inengagement with a hoof, a plate mounted in the bottom surfaces of saidsections, and heel calks adapted to retain said plate in engagement withsaid sections.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

STEPHEN OROSZ.

Witnesses:

W. M. SAMMERS, Gr. G. MICHAEL.

